William F Bennett, MD

Dr. Bennett Founder & Managing Director, Orthopedic Surgeon, Sarasota, Florida

Highly skilled, experienced orthopedic surgeon with dual fellowships in sportsmedicine-arthroscopy and shoulder surgery. Prolific publication history, winner of several patents, numerous accolades as instructor -see Honors-awards- natural self-passion for learning and ability to convey material to others in easily understood fashion.

Ramses Galaz, PhD

galaz-headshot Director of Technology, Professor, Biomedical Engineer, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Dr. Galaz has more than 15 years of experience in the fields of mechanical design, biomedical engineering, and manufacturing engineering. He has submitted more than 15 international patent submissions of medical devices in different areas of medicine, particularly in the Orthopedics and Cardiovascular fields. He has lectured in more than 40 international conferences and has successfully won 9 grant applications. He has been a part-time professor for 8 years teaching Biomechanics and Cardiovascular Engineering at Monterrey Tech University. He has been involved in the development of several medical devices from conceptual design all the way to finished product. Dr. Galaz is also a shareholder of ZIPTEK LLC and COO of ZIPTEK Mexico SA de CV, a company that develops bioabsorbable knotless tissue repair devices.

Alister Barrow

Product/Logistics Manager

Alister is an expert in value-based care and health policy. He brings a wealth of clinical and sales experience to strategy development, training & sales processes and account management in multiple specialties and service lines.

He is skilled in National Contract Management, Value-Based Sales Training, Sales Strategy Development and Large Account Management Strategy Development at multiple startup companies and large organizations.

A previous collegiate football team captain, Alister has proven his excellent leadership capabilities in his past roles at Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, Cordis, DePuy Synthes and Stryker among others. He also served as a previous Co-Chair of the African American Leadership Council (DePuy Synthes).

Master’s Degree in Health Policy, University of New Hampshire; MBA Fellowship in Health Policy, Rutgers University.

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Paul Cuatrecasas, MBA

paul-cuatrecasas Senior Financial Advisor, Founder and CEO Aquaapartners, London, England

Paul Cuatrecasas is the Founder and CEO of Aquaa Partners. Previously he was the Founder and a Partner of Alegro Capital from 2003-2010. Previous to Alegro, Paul was the co-founder and Managing Director of ARC Associates from 1993-2003. (ARC Associates was a leading independent London-based TMT mergers and acquisitions advisory practice with a full range of blue chip and entrepreneurial clients including Sonera, Cable & Wireless, Apax, Marconi, Equant, ICL, KKR, Permira and BT, amongst others).

Paul has directly or indirectly completed over 40 M&A transactions around the world worth over $6 billion and over 50 corporate finance advisory and strategic consultancy assignments. He has directly or indirectly originated and structured over 15 private placements of equity capital raising over $500 million. He also directed the ARC investment programme and achieved a historical professional investment track record over 50% IRR from 1994 to 2000.

Prior to ARC Associates, Paul was a Senior Associate with Arkwright Capital (ex-Bain & Co. partners), an M&A and Corporate Finance advisory firm in London (1991-1993) and with GE Capital in their LBO and Restructuring Group in New York (1989-1991).

Paul holds an MBA from Columbia University where he was awarded the Roswell C. McCrea Scholarship and a BA from Wake Forest University. Paul holds dual US and UK citizenship and speaks fluent Spanish.

Andrea Siller

Andrea Siller
Quality

She is recognized for her research skills coupled with her administrative capacity. She worked as a research assistant at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she collaborated on studies of cancer treatment techniques and improvement the quality imagenologial with nanotechnology. Her active participation in the Tec de Monterrey, where she graduated with Excellence of Biomedical Engineering, allowed her to collaborate in the design of a microfluidic device for detecting circulating tumor cells. She also worked as a consultant in the area of innovation for a multinational company and conducted research models to encourage the development of technology-based startups.

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Mexico
Engineer, FDA Consultant

Adrián Ramos

adrian Chief Quality Assurance Officer FDA/Cofepris

Professional and Seasoned Director. Lean Sigma Master Black Belt Certified by British Quality Foundation; Strong Management Skills and Experience on Large Medical and Automotive Industries Including High Mix Volume for SMT, Electronic, Plastics and Metal-Mechanic Industries including plastic molding, extrusion, CNC process and robotic welding.

ISO13485 Lead Auditor by BSI, Self-Learning, Self-Motivator, Empowerment Oriented, Excellent Under Pressure and Strong on Developing-Implementing Lean Manufacturing Systems for Operations and Quality Improvements.

Kyle Killebrew

Director of Finance & Manufacturing, Chemical Engineer- Founder and Ceo Centauri Inc, Houston, Texas

Regulatory/Biocompatibility-Toxicology Safety Advisers

Janice Hogan

Janice Hogan has been involved in medical technology for over 25 years. From her engineering training at M.I.T. to work in the pharmaceutical industry, to her current practice representing medical device companies before the FDA, Janice has focused her career on the intersection of technology, regulation, and healthcare.

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Philadelphia, PA
FDA consultant attorney

Quality Assurance Leadership/Guidance 21 CFR 820- Medical device

Andrea Siller

Andrea Siller She is recognized for her research skills coupled with her administrative capacity. She worked as a research assistant at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she collaborated on studies of cancer treatment techniques and improvement the quality imagenologial with nanotechnology. Her active participation in the Tec de Monterrey, where she graduated with Excellence of Biomedical Engineering, allowed her to collaborate in the design of a microfluidic device for detecting circulating tumor cells. She also worked as a consultant in the area of innovation for a multinational company and conducted research models to encourage the development of technology-based startups.

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Mexico
Engineer, FDA Consultant

Jodi Scott

jodi scott Hogan Lovells- In-House Counsel FDA, Denver, Colorado- previously Medtronics

Jodi Scott developed and honed her practical, real-world sensibility and business acumen during the time she spent as an in-house FDA counsel with the world’s largest medical device manufacturer.

Today, she uses that background to solve the challenges that confront her clients in areas that include MDRs, regulatory due diligence, importing and exporting medical devices, advertising and promotion, preparing for and managing FDA inspections, and developing systems to mitigate the risks associated with the unapproved use of approved products (AKA off-label uses).

Andrea Siller founder of Bioana Sa De Cv, one of Ziptek's FDA Consultants, meeting with the President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, speaking on behalf of Mexico's global entrepreneurial efforts to globalize and introducing Ziptek LlC and Ziptek Mexico Sa De Cv with the products-knotless tissue repair and attachment solution devices. — Andrea Siller founder of Bioana Sa De Cv, one of Ziptek’s FDA Consultants, meeting with the President of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, speaking on behalf of Mexico’s global entrepreneurial efforts to globalize and introducing Ziptek LlC and Ziptek Mexico Sa De Cv with the products-knotless tissue repair and attachment solution devices.

Mexico Stepping Out! The Next China?

https://youtu.be/0z76I_RoX8A